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Ruben Perez
of Houston, Texas has been in education since 1988. He taught
general education and English as a Second Language (ESL) classes
in K - 8. Ruben is currently an administrator with Cypress-Fairbanks
I.S.D. He is a student advocate in the Department of Academic
Achievement. The department focuses on district wide dropout
intervention programs. The interventions vary from mentoring, peer
& college tutoring, staff development, and after school dance
organizations. He is also a director at one of the district's
off-campus tutoring sites located in a Section Eight apartment
complex. He started using the strategies recommended by aha!
Process in 1996 and became passionate about the information and its
effectiveness.
Ruben is co-author of the article "Bullying Among Ninth Grade
Hispanic Students" (2005). In 1998 he was awarded Wal-Mart's
teacher of the year. He is the recipient of a State Proclamation,
an honorary life time Parent Teacher Association (PTA) member,
awarded spotlight teacher 2001-2002 and received the Outstanding
Young American award. He was also a board member for Urban
Harvest; a non-profit organization that supports school and
community gardens.
His motto is, "To be educated is to be liberated".
Testimonials:
Boys in Crisis workshop
Darlington, SC says:
"Ruben is an excellent presenter!"
"Great job! Helped me remember some things and enlightened me in many ways!"
"Absolutely wonderful! Thought provoking and instantly applicable to our schools!"
"Wonderful presentation—the day flew by! Thank you!"
"Wonderful workshop! Presenter knowledgeable and so funny!"
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